Wow. I just. Wow. This book held me in it’s thrall from the moment I read the first lines: Lydia is dead. But they don’t know this yet. Lydia, the favorite daughter of James and Marilyn Lee is missing early one spring morning. There’s denial, upset, worry, then panic until Lydia is found at the bottom of the lake. The story skips ahead and back, crisscrossing along the lives of the Lee family, beginning with the unlikely romance and marriage of James, a Chinese-American graduate student and […]

Set after the First World War in suburban London, Frances and her mother are having a rough go of it. Her two brothers were lost to that conflict and not long after her father died, revealing serious financial issues. To keep their home, the women must take in “paying guests”, a young married couple. Eventually Frances embarks on a torrid affair with the wife, Lillian. It doesn’t end well. Though I loathe the over use of the term “spoiler”, I respect its power. There will […]

I read this on a dare from my friend. We are both Pats fans. Actually, MOST of my male friends who are Pats fans have expressed a horrified fascination that this exists. But none of them are brave enough to read it, so here is me texting the best parts to him as I read though: (For those who are not Pats fans: Rob Gronkowski is like a golden retriever in human form if dogs could play really good football. A 25 year-old tight end, […]